Category Archives: Lakes Area Local News

Two COVID Vaccine Clinics in Becker County this Week
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - Becker County Public Health will be holding two COVID-19 vaccine clinics this week. The first, will be held on Wednesday at the Detroit Lakes Cultural and Community Center from ...
May 03, 2021

Washington Ave. and North Shore Drive Roundabout in Detroit Lakes Closed for Improvements
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - The Washington Avenue and North Shore Drive roundabout will be closed for approximately two weeks beginning, Monday, May 3. Detours will be posted as crews complete sidewalk and...
May 03, 2021

Lions Club Seeking to Create new Perham Area Club
PERHAM (KDLM) - The Perham Area Lions Club is seeking civic-minded men and women to join them in making a difference in the Perham community. The Lions Club will be hosting an information session on T...
Apr 30, 2021

Lake Region Electric Cooperative Awards More Than $19,000 to Local Organizations
PELICAN RAPIDS (KDLM) - Lake Region Electric Cooperative has awarded more than $19,000 in funding to Local Organizations $19,400 was given to 14 local organizations and programs across the LREC servic...
Apr 30, 2021

150 Sailboat Sculptures Revealed in Detroit Lakes
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - A Sailboat Regatta will debut 150 sailboat sculptures in celebration of Detroit Lakes' 150th Anniversary today. Businesses have partnered with the City of Detroit Lakes to displ...
Apr 30, 2021 Artist, Lorena Larson's Water Nymph themed sailboat

Is the Wedding Industry Bouncing Back?
(KNSI) - As more people get vaccinated against COVID-19 and capacity limits go up, the wedding industry is starting to bounce back, but wedding planner Tracy French says one trend she is seeing is sma...
Apr 29, 2021

Brainerd Man Sentenced to 4 Years for Fire at Floyd Protest
(KNSI) - A man from Brainerd has learned his fate for his role in setting fire to a Minneapolis police station during last year's riots. Dylan Shakespeare Robinson was sentenced on Wednesday to four y...
Apr 29, 2021

Citywide Week of Prayer Planned in Detroit Lakes
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - A Lakes Area man is encouraging Lakes Area residents to participate in a citywide week of prayer. Beginning May 1 - 7, Barry Schoder will host a citywide week of prayer in Detro...
Apr 29, 2021

Detroit Lakes Woman Named Student Leader of the Year
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - In recognition of her work on behalf of her community and college students both at M State and statewide, Amanda Schermerhorn has been honored as Student Leader of the Year by t...
Apr 28, 2021

Detroit Lakes High School Named 32nd Best School in State
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - Detroit Lakes High School has been named the 32nd best school in the state of Minnesota. The ranking comes for U.S. News and World Report which ranks schools across the country ...
Apr 28, 2021